[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 6 (Wednesday, February 4, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H329]
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                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 5 of Rule X and clause 4 of Rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3152. A bill to provide that certain volunteers at 
     private non-profit food banks are not employees for purposes 
     of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. CAMPBELL:
       H.R. 3153. A bill to establish a uniform closing time for 
     the operation of polls on the date of the election of the 
     President and Vice President; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. McCollum, 
             and Mr. Goss):
       H.R. 3154. A bill to provide for the appointment of 
     additional Federal district judges in the State of Florida; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 3155. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     impose stiffer penalties on persons convicted of lesser drug 
     offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Ms. Waters, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 3156. A bill to present a congressional gold medal to 
     Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Souder, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Riley, Mrs. Linda Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 3157. A bill to improve education in overcrowded 
     classrooms by increasing the number of teachers; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 3158. A bill to provide that the President may not 
     waive, with respect to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the 
     statutory prohibitions on nondiscriminatory trade treatment, 
     commercial agreements, and participation in programs of the 
     United States Government which extend credits or financing 
     guarantees and certain other forms of assistance; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Banking and Financial Services, and 
     International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 3159. A bill to provide that the President may not 
     waive the provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 
     with respect to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 3160. A bill to enhance competition between airlines 
     and reduce airfares, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Gilman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sanders, Mr. King of New 
             York, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 3161. A bill to fully implement the Convention Against 
     Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or 
     Punishment and to provide a comprehensive program of support 
     for victims of torture; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, 
     and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. WATKINS (for himself and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 3162. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay implementation of the interim payment 
     system to home health agencies for home health services 
     provided under the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H. Con. Res. 208. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding access to affordable housing 
     and expansion of homeownership opportunities; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H. Res. 350. A resolution congratulating the people of Sri 
     Lanka on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of their 
     nation's independence; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

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